What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.

The little saying, 'Be still and know that I Am God' ... contains the entire wisdom of religion in those few words.

Until presence becomes your predominant state, you may find yourself moving back and forth for a while between the old consciousness and the new, between mind identification and presence.

For spiritual teachers, it is important not to identify with the image people inevitably have of them.

To recognize one's own insanity is, of course, the arising of sanity, the beginning of healing and transcendence.

You can enjoy the present moment, and you can be aligned with the doing. A different state of consciousness, then, is the foundation for what you do. Presence flows into what you do. Even though what you do may be the same, there is a fundamental difference: The energy that flows into what you do, although it may be high energy, is very peaceful energy. It is not out of alignment with life.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose